My advisory council provides advice
Well - no surprises there then! But what is the Council? What do we discuss and how does it inform me in my role as Surveillance Camera Commissioner?
National surveillance camera strategy
The national surveillance camera strategy and policing
Hi, I’m Assistant Chief Constable Tim Jacques from Lancashire Constabulary and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) lead for CCTV, recently replacing Assistant Chief Constable Mark Bates who has retired. I’m taking over Tony’s blog this week as I’m also …
National surveillance camera strategy and the critical national infrastructure
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Critical National Infrastructure, National surveillance camera strategy
The Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) strand of the national surveillance camera strategy for England and Wales is run by the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI). CPNI is the government authority for protective security advice, both physical and …
National surveillance camera strategy and training
Hi Gordon Tyerman here – I’m taking over Tony’s blog this week for an update on the training strand of the national surveillance camera strategy for England and Wales. It’s been over a year since my last blog so there’s …
Raising standards in the use surveillance cameras
Hello, I’m Alex Carmichael, Chief Executive of the SSAIB, a UKAS Accredited Inspectorate specialising in the security sector. My organisation has been involved in the certification of CCTV systems against Codes of Practice and British standards (e.g. BS 8418) for …
National surveillance camera strategy and local authorities
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Local authorities, National surveillance camera strategy
Hi, I’m Tony Gleason Treasurer at the Public CCTV Managers’ Association (PCMA) and CCTV Manager at Bournemouth Borough Council. I jointly lead (with Neil Harvey PCMA Chair and Operations Manager at Nottingham Control Centre) the local authorities strand of the …
A whole system approach to surveillance cameras
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National surveillance camera strategy, Surveillance camera code of practice, Surveillance cameras
Getting a fully operational surveillance camera system up and running takes a number of steps. Considering why you want a system, buying that system, having it installed, operating it, storing data, extracting data when required and maintaining the system so …
Voluntary adopters and the national surveillance camera strategy
Hi, I’m Philip Jones and I have been supporting Tony Porter, the Surveillance Camera Commissioner, in delivering compliance with the surveillance camera code of practice for well over a year. I lead the voluntary adopters strand of the national surveillance …